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NEW YORK COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (2015 - 16)

This report shows fall degree credit enrollment counts reported by institutions of higher education in the New York State. These data are broken out by Public and Private Institutions, Sector (SUNY, CUNY, Independent, and Proprietary), 2-year and 4-year/Grad level, Full-Time and Part-Time status as well as undergraduates, first-professionals, graduates, all students, and first-time enrollees.
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TOTAL INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

146,951

PART-TIME

37,976

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

47,963

PART-TIME

35,023

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

13,040

PART-TIME

1,051

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

207,954

PART-TIME

74,050

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

30,387

PART-TIME

2,111

TOTAL

282,004

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

235,042.23

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

29,961

PART-TIME

12,437

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

116

PART-TIME

63

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

30,077

PART-TIME

12,500

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

8,076

PART-TIME

1,592

TOTAL

42,577

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

34,247.87

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

116,990

PART-TIME

25,539

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

47,847

PART-TIME

34,960

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

13,040

PART-TIME

1,051

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

177,877

PART-TIME

61,550

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

22,311

PART-TIME

519

TOTAL

239,427

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

200,794.36

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

69,706

PART-TIME

27,581

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

6,841

PART-TIME

12,292

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

367

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

76,914

PART-TIME

39,873

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,938

PART-TIME

1,612

TOTAL

116,787

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

91,024.47

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,409

PART-TIME

1,977

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

132

PART-TIME

63

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

367

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,908

PART-TIME

2,040

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,242

PART-TIME

257

TOTAL

9,948

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

8,592.20

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,409

PART-TIME

1,977

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

116

PART-TIME

63

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,525

PART-TIME

2,040

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,242

PART-TIME

257

TOTAL

9,565

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

8,209.20

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

16

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

367

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

383

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

TOTAL

383

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

383.00

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

62,297

PART-TIME

25,604

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

6,709

PART-TIME

12,229

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

69,006

PART-TIME

37,833

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

12,696

PART-TIME

1,355

TOTAL

106,839

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

82,432.27

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,817

PART-TIME

9,315

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

18,817

PART-TIME

9,315

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

5,974

PART-TIME

1,281

TOTAL

28,132

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

21,922.00

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

43,480

PART-TIME

16,289

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

6,709

PART-TIME

12,229

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

50,189

PART-TIME

28,518

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

6,722

PART-TIME

74

TOTAL

78,707

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

60,510.27

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

77,245

PART-TIME

10,395

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

41,122

PART-TIME

22,731

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

12,673

PART-TIME

1,051

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

131,040

PART-TIME

34,177

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

16,449

PART-TIME

499

TOTAL

165,217

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

144,017.76

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

63,363

PART-TIME

8,261

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

39,541

PART-TIME

21,944

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

12,673

PART-TIME

1,051

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

115,577

PART-TIME

31,256

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

14,031

PART-TIME

391

TOTAL

146,833

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

127,528.63

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

451

PART-TIME

589

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

451

PART-TIME

589

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

166

PART-TIME

47

TOTAL

1,040

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

647.33

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

62,912

PART-TIME

7,672

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

39,541

PART-TIME

21,944

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

12,673

PART-TIME

1,051

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

115,126

PART-TIME

30,667

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,865

PART-TIME

344

TOTAL

145,793

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

126,881.30

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

13,882

PART-TIME

2,134

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,581

PART-TIME

787

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

15,463

PART-TIME

2,921

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

2,418

PART-TIME

108

TOTAL

18,384

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

16,489.13

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

3,284

PART-TIME

556

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

3,284

PART-TIME

556

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

694

PART-TIME

7

TOTAL

3,840

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

3,469.34

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

10,598

PART-TIME

1,578

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,581

PART-TIME

787

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

12,179

PART-TIME

2,365

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,724

PART-TIME

101

TOTAL

14,544

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

13,019.79

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